Battle of Loyew (1651)

Battle of Loyew
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
DateJuly 6, 1651
LocationLoyew, Belarus
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth  Zaporozhian Cossacks
Commanders and leaders
Janusz Radziwiłł Martyn Nebaba
Strength
4,000 15,000

Battle of Loyew (Belarusian: Лоеў, Polish: Łojów, Ukrainian: Лоєв), (July 6, 1651) was a battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Radziwiłł defeated the Cossack forces under the command of Martyn Nebaba.

References

  • Marcin Domagała: Biała Cerkiew 23-25 IX 1651. Zabrze: "Inforteditions", 2007. ISBN 8389943158.
  • Władysław Andrzej Serczyk: Na płonącej Ukrainie. Dzieje Kozaczyzny 1648-1651. Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1998, p. 347. ISBN 83-05-12969-1.
  • Natalia Jakowlenko: Historia Ukrainy. Od czasów najdawniejszych do końca XVIII wieku. Lublin: Instytut Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, 2000, p. 228. ISBN 83-85854-54-1.
  • Tadeusz Korzon: Dzieje wojen i wojskowości w Polsce. Lwów: Ossolineum, 1923, p. 339.


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